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GHSA-VQ8P-M3WM-GV5F

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-10-09 16:26 – Updated: 2026-10-09 16:26

Summary

pyLoad: Lack of Input Size Validation Leads to Denial of Service (DoS) and Process Termination

Details

Description:

The API rpc function in api_blueprint.py handles multipart/form-data uploads by reading the whole content of the uploaded file into memory with file.read(). This occurs before the data is sent to the underlying function. Since there is no size limit set at this point, a large file upload can exhaust the server's available memory which led to process termination.

VulnerableCode & Path:

https://github.com/pyload/pyload/blob/8e447958b8a66c5899775e725a8b90bce6643004/src/pyload/webui/app/blueprints/api_blueprint.py#L73

Steps to Reproduce:

Log in to pyLoad (or use an API key, here i used api to communicate).
Prepare a large file (e.g., 10GB) . bash truncate -s 10G large_file.bin
Send a multipart request to an API function that accepts a file, such as check_online_status_container:

curl -X POST "http://localhost:8000/api/rpc" \
     -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
     -F "func=check_online_status_container" \
     -F "container=@large_file.bin"

Monitor the server's memory usage. The process will attempt to allocate memory for the entire file and last the process will be killed by the kernel.

Impact

Denial of Service (DoS): The pyLoad process will be killed by the Operating System's Out-Of-Memory (OOM) killer, or the entire system may become unresponsive due to swap thrashing or memory exhaustion.
Service Instability: Any active downloads or tasks will be interrupted.

Mitigations

Implement File Size Limits: Enforce a maximum size for uploaded files in the web server configuration (e.g., Nginx client_max_body_size).

Severity

6.5 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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        "name": "pyload-ng"
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          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
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        }
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  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-48484"
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    "nvd_published_at": null,
    "severity": "MODERATE"
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  "details": "## Description:\nThe API `rpc` function in `api_blueprint.py` handles `multipart/form-data` uploads by reading the whole content of the uploaded file into memory with `file.read()`. This occurs before the data is sent to the underlying function. Since there is no size limit set at this point, a large file upload can exhaust the server\u0027s available memory which led to process termination.\n\n## VulnerableCode \u0026 Path: \nhttps://github.com/pyload/pyload/blob/8e447958b8a66c5899775e725a8b90bce6643004/src/pyload/webui/app/blueprints/api_blueprint.py#L73  \n\n## Steps to Reproduce:\n1. Log in to pyLoad (or use an API key, here i used api to communicate).\n2. Prepare a large file (e.g., 10GB) .\n  ```bash\ntruncate -s 10G large_file.bin\n  ```\n3. Send a multipart request to an API function that accepts a file, such as `check_online_status_container`:\n```bash\ncurl -X POST \"http://localhost:8000/api/rpc\" \\\n     -H \"X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY\" \\\n     -F \"func=check_online_status_container\" \\\n     -F \"container=@large_file.bin\"\n```\n4. Monitor the server\u0027s memory usage. The process will attempt to allocate memory for the entire file and last the process will be killed by the kernel.\n\u003cimg width=\"1902\" height=\"610\" alt=\"dos-process-kill-poc\" src=\"https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/2b9bfd0f-5b9f-48dd-983f-f97dfcc358cc\" /\u003e\n\n## Impact\n- **Denial of Service (DoS)**: The pyLoad process will be killed by the Operating System\u0027s Out-Of-Memory (OOM) killer, or the entire system may become unresponsive due to swap thrashing or memory exhaustion.\n- **Service Instability**: Any active downloads or tasks will be interrupted.\n\n## Mitigations\n- **Implement File Size Limits**: Enforce a maximum size for uploaded files in the web server configuration (e.g., Nginx `client_max_body_size`).",
  "id": "GHSA-vq8p-m3wm-gv5f",
  "modified": "2026-10-09T16:26:53Z",
  "published": "2026-10-09T16:26:53Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/pyload/pyload/security/advisories/GHSA-vq8p-m3wm-gv5f"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/pyload/pyload/commit/461cd66f30fa9e96453fb4d8c5c47467e452363c"
    },
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      "url": "https://github.com/pyload/pyload"
    }
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  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "pyLoad: Lack of Input Size Validation Leads to Denial of Service (DoS) and Process Termination"
}

CVE-2026-48484 (GCVE-0-2026-48484)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-09 16:26 – Updated: 2026-10-09 16:26

Title

pyLoad: Lack of Input Size Validation Leads to Denial of Service (DoS) and Process Termination

Summary

pyLoad is a free and open-source download manager written in Python. Prior to 0.5.0b3.dev101, the API `rpc` function in `api_blueprint.py` handles `multipart/form-data` uploads by reading the whole content of the uploaded file into memory with `file.read()`. This occurs before the data is sent to the underlying function. Since there is no size limit set at this point, a large file upload can exhaust the server's available memory which led to process termination. Version 0.5.0b3.dev101 contains a patch.

Severity

6.5 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE

CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation
CWE-400 - Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

Assigner

GitHub_M CNA under the mitre root

CNA scorecard C 72/100 over 7640 records in the last 180 days details

References

3 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/pyload/pyload/security/advisor…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/pyload/pyload/commit/461cd66f3…	x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/pyload/pyload/blob/8e447958b8a…	x_refsource_MISC

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
pyload	pyload	Affected: < 0.5.0b3.dev101

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